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THE CATEGORIZATION AND ANATOMY OF
SELF-DISCIPLINE |
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thetwentieth century of technology what is produced by man is often superior to man
himself, for so much self-discipline has centered on skills and technology and so little
of it aimed at improvement of man himself. Since the aim of the first group is so
well fulfilled and so widely known, there is no point in elaborating upon it. But
the aim of the second groundeeds top be further clarifed. The fulfilment of a true
and good personality is not possible without self-discipline. It takes self discipline to develop a man’s intellectual, moral and
spiritual potentialities to their fullest capacities. There is profound philosophi- cal
meaning behind the idea of self- discipline of this kind. Man is more than an animal. Only
man has the reflective capacity, which is not shared by any animal. Only man has the
capacity (though not necessarily developed or exercised) to discern, to detect and to
control himself. |
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